Razorlight To Headline Friends Of The Earth Gig

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0000

Friends of the Earth – a non-profit organization committed to lobbying the UK Government to make a healthy planet and a good life for everyone on it – are proud to announce that British band Razorlight will take part in their LIVEstock event in November.

The event is a one-off evening of comedy and music in support of Friends of the Earth’s Food Chain Campaign. The environmental charity is raising awareness of the link between factory-farmed meat and dairy and deforestation and calling on the Government to support planet-friendly farming. Joining Razorlight will be comedians such as Dan Antopolski, Chris Addison, Marcus Brigstocke, Russell Howard, Richard Herring, Francesca Martinez, Stephen Merchant, Lucy Porter and Mark Watson.

Edinburgh award-winning funnyman Dan Antopolski, ‘In the Loop’ star Chris Addison and Friends of the Earth have thrown down the gauntlet to aspiring comedians with the launch of a new competition for the funniest made up animal joke – and the winners will bag tickets to see Stephen Merchant, Russell Howard, Richard Herring and more perform at LIVEstock 2009 at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo.

The creators of the five funniest animal jokes – as judged by Antopolski and Addison – to reach Friends of the Earth by Monday 2 November will win VIP tickets to Friends of the Earth’s LIVEstock event where they will see their jokes read out on stage by the comics. The overall winner will also receive a pair of Eurostar tickets.

The show takes place on November 12 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. To find out more about the competition or to get tickets, click here.

Radiohead Are Friends Of The Earth

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

British alternative rockers Radiohead are the latest band to turn their current world tour environmentally-friendly.

The band – which consists of Thom Yorke on lead vocals, Jonny Greenwood and Ed O’Brien on guitar, Colin Greenwood on bass, and Phil Selway on drums – are reducing their carbon emissions by limiting the amount of equipment they take with them, using low-energy LED lights and refillable water bottles, and making all of their merchandise from recycled materials. It is an effort that has not escaped notice from Friends of the Earth, whose spokesperson Anna Mitchell is delighted with the band’s attempts to be eco-friendly.

“I’m not sure whether it is the most environmentally friendly tour ever, but it certainly feels like it,” she said. “They are doing everything they possibly can to cut emissions. It’s incredibly impressive.”

The green initiative continued with Radiohead’s tour of Scotland last week, where the band called on concert-goers to lobby their MSPs and push for an effective law as part of Friends of the Earth’s Big Ask campaign.

“We’re doing what we can to tackle climate change and encourage our fans to do the same,” said Thom York. “It’s time our politicians play their part as they are the only ones who can put the structures in place that will help us. That’s why I am supporting the Big Ask Scotland and asking anyone who cares about climate change to support it too, either by taking action at one of our concerts or online at www.bigaskscotland.org.uk.”

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